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CDUS45 KMSO 290941
CLIBTM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT                                
240 AM MST SAT JAN 29 2005

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...THE BUTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    334 PM  53    1920  31     11       39       
  MINIMUM         26    734 AM -43    1951   6     20       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        19     15       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1899   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.50  -0.38     0.21    
  SINCE OCT 1      0.89                      2.42  -1.53     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.12                      0.50  -0.38     0.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        46    -15       30       
  MONTH TO DATE 1234                      1333    -99     1366       
  SINCE DEC 1   2434                      2797   -363     2738       
  SINCE JUL 1   4949                      5386   -437     5158       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE BUTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -46      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   755 AM MST   SUNSET   532 PM MST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   754 AM MST   SUNSET   533 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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